By Robert Scarponi, founding member of the Canterbury Players and former President of the Canterbury Historical Society. For 10 years in the 1980s and 90s, a dedicated troupe of Canterbury residents brought Broadway productions to Town Hall, initially to raise…
HISTORICAL SOCIETY ELECTS BOARD TRUSTEES Current trustees Fred Brewster and Pam Jackson were approved for three year terms at the Society’s annual meeting on November 15th. Also, long time resident and community volunteer Mary Kerwin was elected to a three…
MARK STEVENS TO PRESENT PROGRAM! The Historical Society is very pleased to announce that Mark Stevens will present a special program at our Annual Meeting on November 15th at 7 P.M., in the town hall. His program is titled, “President…
EXHIBIT OPEN IN SEPTEMBER We are pleased to report that on Canterbury Fair Day we had record numbers of visitors to both the Houser Center One Room Schoolhouse and to the opening of our newest exhibit entitled “Canterbury Eclectic-Selections From…
Strategic Planning Meeting Held The Trustees held a strategic planning meeting in January in order to assess various aspects of their mission, current status and future initiatives. As in the past, discussions prompted a range of ideas and possible solutions.…
Canterbury, New Hampshire The Boston Post Cane tradition was established in 1909 by the Boston Post Newspaper. A special cane was presented to the Board of Selectmen in 431 towns in New England, to be presented as an honor to…
The Society’s Historic Sign Committee has succeeded in gaining approval from the NHDOT for a sign to be placed at the site of the Worsted Church (burned 1958) at Hills Corner to mark its location and history. Working with the…
CANTERBURY HISTORICAL SOCIETY; JUNE 2021 NEWSLETTER REPORT The famous Bee Gees’ song “Staying Alive” could not have been more apt as the historical society’s trustees officially met for the first time in 14 months on May 4th. The meeting proved…
HISTORICAL SOCIETY TRUSTEES HOLD ANNUAL STRATEGIC PLANNING SESSION The Society’s trustees gathered on January 6th for what has become an annual event, i.e. reviewing the past year’s activities, assessing the Society’s current situation and planning for the upcoming year and…
On Sunday July 9th, 2017 from 3-5PM the Canterbury Shaker Village will be celebrating their 225th anniversary! As part of their acknowledgement of the town and it’s citizens that have supported them all these years, they have asked the Canterbury…